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Overview

Despite claims by Synthesis companies for cheap gene/DNA synthesis, there are times when manual synthesis is necessary. This can be done relatively easily by ordering the necessary oligos of both strands, and a bit of thermo-cycling.

This synthesis can be accomplished using two methods: Ligation Chain Reaction (LCR) or Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). While both protocols are similar, they have some distinct differences which will be described here.